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Join respected music commentator and critic William Dart for a half-hour of rock, pop, country, folk and beyond. From new releases to forgotten gems, he draws on an encyclopaedic knowledge and gargantuan record collection to offer fascinating insights and surprising links. William’s choices are sometimes classic, sometimes quirky, always engaging and entertaining.
This programme concluded in December 2024, but you can enjoy episodes below.
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Delaney Davidson & Barry Saunders
23 May 2019Two generations of blues, country, and Kiwi individuality come together in Delaney Davidson and Barry Saunders' new album Word Gets Around. And so it should! says William Dart. Read more Video, Audio
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Melissa Etheridge's Medicine Show
12 May 2019William Dart features American singer Melissa Etheridge, who has politics on her mind and in her songs on her latest album The Medicine Show. Read more Video, Audio
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Surprises from Norah Jones and Bruce Hornsby
5 May 2019William Dart finds some surprises when singer Norah Jones pairs up with the electronic Svengali, Doveman, and Bruce Hornsby veers from the middle of the road to play Bach and delivers it dark with his… Read more Video, Audio
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Scott Walker - from teen pop to avant-garde
28 Apr 2019The legendary singer Scott Walker died recently. William Dart looks at a singer hailed as everything from existential chansonnier to avant-garde pioneer. Read more Video, Audio
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Lambchop & Tiny Ruins
21 Apr 2019William Dart draws some connections between new albums from Kurt Wagner's Lambchop and Hollie Fullbrook's Tiny Ruins. Read more Video, Audio
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Mavis and Joni
14 Apr 2019William Dart celebrates the joy of live music with two new concert recordings: Mavis Staples Live in London, and a full scale 75th birthday party for Joni Mitchell in Los Angeles. Read more Video, Audio
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Songs of our Native Daughters
7 Apr 2019Rhiannon Giddens leads a group of four musicians on a new album from the Smithsonian Folkways label, putting the experiences of African-American women into historical and musical context. William Dart… Read more Video, Audio
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Finn Andrews - Solo!
31 Mar 2019Songwriter Finn Andrews is back in the country with a new album and a national tour. This week's New Horizons investigates how he put aside his work with The Veils to produce a homegrown solo turn. Read more Video, Audio
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From Stadium to Saloon
24 Mar 2019William Dart looks into the rock-to-cabaret journey taken by artists such as Bryan Ferry and David Johansen. And there's a tribute to the late André Previn on the side. Read more Video, Audio
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The Unthanks and Songs of World War 1
17 Mar 2019British folksters The Unthanks have released an EP of songs setting texts by poets from the time of World War 1. William Dart listens to these and other songs inspired by The Great War. Read more Video, Audio
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Tom Petty - An American Treasure
10 Mar 2019William Dart reflects on some of the treasures left behind by Tom Petty, who died too early in October 2017. Read more Video, Audio
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Mercury Rev salutes Bobbie Gentry
3 Mar 2019William Dart investigates the unexpected coming together of two musical forces: alternative rockers Mercury Rev and the reclusive Mississippi-born songwriter Bobbie Gentry. Read more Video, Audio
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